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237UAP00562

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

c96730d2957cc574f8c92066723592522249748dc3c6406070108ea694f06990

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 12, 2023. Multiple aircraft reported seeing bright lights through smoke rings, which were initially thought to be related to a potential SpaceX mission failure. However, Space Operations confirmed the mission was successful.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Cape Canaveral, Florida	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 10/13/2023 9:47:00 PM (-04 EDT) Title: CONUS UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 10-12-2023 Latitude: 28.392218199999999 Latitude: -80.607713200000006 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA O
Cape Canaveral, Florida	Incident Location	Medium	This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 12, 2023. Multiple aircraft reported seeing

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

Cape Canaveral, FL FAA Space Operations

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Date: 10/13/2023 9:47:00 PM (-04 EDT) Title: CONUS UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 10-12-2023 Latitude: 28.392218199999999 Latitude: -80.607713200000006 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CAPE CANAVERAL, FL/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2101L/ZSU-ZJX-ZKC-ZTL-ZME-ZHU-ZFW- ZDV ADVISED, MULTIPLE ACFT REPORTED SIMILAR SIGHTING OF AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON CONSISTING OF BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING THROUGH SMOKE RING OR A POSSIBLE ROCKET CLIMBING AS HIGH AS FL300-FL340. PHENOMENON HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A POTENTIAL SPACEX MISSION FAILURE. HQ SPACE OPS CONFIRMED SUCCESSFUL MISSION AND ROCKET BODY RECOVERY IN PROGRESS. WOC 7-3333 RC/RL Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION